Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica natalensis Dulfer sect. Trigemma |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1900-3300m |
Description | branchlets rigid, softly hirsute, leaves 4mm long, patent, imbricate, thick, cuneate, glabrous, shiny, flowers 4mm long, campanulate, sepals sometimes reddish |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | decumbent shrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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